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Salaamun alaykum,
The follow-up question below on the marriage of the daughter
of Imam Ali (AS) to Omar was answered by Mohammed Soleiman-Peneh.
Wasalaam,
Mustafa Rawji
Acting Moderator,ABDG-A
QUESTION:
I read in the Shia Encyclopedia that Omar did not marry Ume Kulsum. Now
here Learned Aalim is giving a different Answer. Now I am confused what
is right and wrong. Could someone further elaborate this?
ANSWER:
Besmehi Ta'ala
Assalamu Alaykum. Here is my response to the follow up question asked.
I Like to thank you for your trust in me and considering me a learned
scholar, but I also like to mention that I am not a scholar by any means.
I am only a student in some areas related to Islam. Our great scholars
(may God protect them all) are stars of in the sky of knowledge and taqwa.
As far as the discrepancy between my reply and the Shia
Encyclepedia - Which is a respectful text- is concerned, I'd like you to
know that what I said concerning the marriage of Omar with Um-e Kulthum
is not based on my personal historical research , I relied on the work of
Dr. Sayyed Ja'far Shahidi " Life of Fatemeh Zahra(SA)" Pp.263-265. Dr.
Shahidi is in my opinion the most distinguished contemporary Shia
Historian, and I know of no contemporary Shia historian to be more
reliable than him, but at the same time we all may make mistake. I have
no basis to challenge Shia Encyclepedia, but if I have to choose between
Dr. Shahidi's work and Shia Encyclepedia, I believe it is safer to choose
former in the case of discrepancy. However this by no means takes way
from the value of the Shia Encyclepedia which is a great work and I have
relied on it in many cases (may God rewards those responsible for it's
compiling).
Having said this, I like to call your attention to the fact that
in my response I intended to argue that even in the case of such marriage
it cannot be used as a sign of agreement of Imam Ali (AS) with Omar's
Khilafa.
With Regards
Mohammad